29 October 2008

This is Julie Gardner, Managing Director of Lincoln Youth Symphony. If you are receiving this email, you recently joined or returned to the Lincoln Youth Symphony, or I have not heard from you that you will not be returning. If you need to read a previous email, they are all available on the Lincoln Youth Symphony Blog, the Weekly Rehearsal Report, here.

Remember, regular Saturday rehearsals are from 8:30 to 11:00 am. Thank you for being on time!

If you will not be attending a rehearsal, or will be leaving early or coming late, please contact me at 435.723.8262 or respond to this email.

October 25, 2008

The spot checks we assigned a couple weeks ago were canceled! I'm sure all who missed rehearsal will be sad not to have to make them up. We have chosen to expect you to learn your music without being scared into it.

This week, we passed out the narration for Little Bop Riding Hood. If you did not receive it, please see Julie this Saturday.

Future Rehearsals

Regular rehearsal next Saturday, November 1, 8:30 to 11:00 am. I know we had a rocky start with extra auditions for a few weeks, but now is the time to step up your promptness and be perfectly on time! Let's start on time. For those of you who are new, we used to start at 8:00 am, but we are happy to start at 8:30 if we truly start then!

Our first concert is coming up quickly. Be sure to mark your calendar for Saturday, November 22nd, 2008, 7:00 pm, BEHS Auditorium.

Please contact me with any questions: Julie Gardner, 435.723.8262, GJulieKay@gmail.com, or check out the calendar on the website here (please inform me of any technical difficulties).

11 October 2008

This is Julie Gardner, Managing Director of Lincoln Youth Symphony. If you are receiving this email, you recently joined or returned to the Lincoln Youth Symphony, or I have not heard from you that you will not be returning. If you need to read a previous email, they are all available on the Lincoln Youth Symphony Blog, the Weekly Rehearsal Report, here.

Remember, regular Saturday rehearsals are from 8:30 to 11:00 am. Thank you for being on time!

If you will not be attending a rehearsal, or will be leaving early or coming late, please contact me at 435.723.8262 or respond to this email.

October 11, 2008

This week, we had potluck treats. The food was great! We had homemade cupcakes with lovely decorations, zucchini bread, honeydew melon, oreos, fruit rollups, and other fun things. Thanks to everyone for helping out!

We also assigned spot checks to encourage people to practice. It is imperative that you practice since we don't have rehearsal next week, and after that we have only 5 rehearsals before the concert. We will video tape each person playing the assigned passage in the music the next time we meet, October 25th.

Thank you for practicing at home! Focus on notes and rhythms, and don't just practice the spot we assigned!

Here are the assigned passages for the spot checks. There may be a seating change resulting from these spot checks:

For everyone except Clarinets and Trumpets: Prepare the Mozart, 1st movement, from rehearsal 12 until the end. You will be asked to play four to eight measures from that section.

For Trumpets: Prepare Sleigh Ride from the pickup to C all the way to D.

09 October 2008

This is Julie Gardner, Managing Director of Lincoln Youth Symphony. If you are receiving this email, you recently joined or returned to the Lincoln Youth Symphony, or I have not heard from you that you will not be returning. If you need to read a previous email, they are all available on the Lincoln Youth Symphony Blog, the Weekly Rehearsal Report here.

Remember, regular Saturday rehearsals are from 8:30 to 11:00 am. Thank you for being on time! We have had some auditions before each rehearsal so far, so we have been starting a little late, but do not get used to it!

If you will not be attending a rehearsal, or will be leaving early or coming late, please contact me at 435.723.8262 or respond to this email.

Saturday, 4 October 2008

October 4, 2008

This week, we had a few more auditions, checked out music to those who missed last time, and rehearsed. Thank you for practicing at home! Focus on notes and rhythms so we can make music at rehearsal. You should have the following music in your folders:

Claire de Lune - Debussy

Symphony No. 38 - Mozart

Little Bop Riding Hood - Foreman/Isaac

St Lawrence Overture - Washburn

Sleigh Ride - Leroy Anderson

Don't forget to invite your friends that play oboe, bassoon, french horn, trumpet, trombone, clarinet, viola, bass, cello, violin, timpani and percussion. We miss those who graduated this spring, but we are excited to have so many new members! Remember, we have a fun video on LincolnYouthSymphony.googlepages.com.

This week, welcome to the following new members: Emily Dean, Violin; Avery Weloth, Oboe; and welcome back to Melinda Kent, French Horn.

We are so glad to have you!

Future Rehearsals

Our first rehearsal with potluck treats or healthy snacks like fruits and veggies :) will be this coming week, October 11. Please do not bring messy food, and if you decide to bring a drink, bring cups as well. Everyone is bringing something, so a few will do! Social interaction! Fun!

There will be No Rehearsal on October 18th for UEA weekend. Spend time with your family, and Practice, Practice, Practice!

Our first concert is coming up quickly. Be sure to mark your calendar for Saturday, November 22nd, 2008, 7:00 pm, BEHS Auditorium.

Please contact me with any questions: Julie Gardner, 435.723.8262, GJulieKay@gmail.com, or check out the calendar on the website here (please inform me of any technical difficulties).

03 October 2008

This is Julie Gardner, Managing Director of Lincoln Youth Symphony, sending a very late (sorry) but highly informative Saturday Report. If you are receiving this email, you recently joined or returned to the Lincoln Youth Symphony, or I have not heard definitively that you will not be returning. If you need to read a previous email, they are all available on the Lincoln Youth Symphony Blog, the Weekly Rehearsal Reporthere.

Remember, regular Saturday rehearsals are from 8:30 to 11:00 am. Thank you for being on time! If you will not be attending a rehearsal, or will be leaving early or coming late, please contact me at 435.723.8262 or respond to this email.

Saturday, 27 September 2008

Important Note: Don't forget to number the measures in your Mozart Symphony No. 38, 1st Movement

This week, we had a few more auditions, listened to Mozart's Symphony No. 38 1st and 3rd movements (we chose to learn the first movement), and checked out music. You should have the following music in your folders:

Claire de Lune - Debussy

Symphony No. 38 - Mozart

Little Bop Riding Hood - Foreman/Isaac

St Lawrence Overture - Washburn

Next week we will also check out the following piece:

Sleigh Ride by Leroy Anderson

Don't forget to invite your friends that play oboe, bassoon, french horn, trumpet, trombone, clarinet, viola, bass, cello, violin, timpani and percussion. As a student group, we tend to have people graduate, and we had a lot of people who graduated this year! Remember, we have a fun video on LincolnYouthSymphony.googlepages.com.

This week, welcome to the following new members: Michelle Dean, Trumpet; Brittney Rutherford, Viola; and Daniel Olsen, Cello.

We are so glad to have you!

Future Rehearsals

News Flash: Our first rehearsal with potluck treats will be week-after-next October 11. This means if you want to make any plans, you can do so at the next rehearsal on October 4th.

There will be No Rehearsal on October 18th for UEA weekend. Spend time with your family, and Practice, Practice, Practice!

Please contact me with any questions: Julie Gardner, 435.723.8262, GJulieKay@gmail.com, or check out the calendar on the websitehere (please inform me of any technical difficulties). Julie GardnerJohn Findlay